Intel Xeon Silver 4310T vs Intel Core i7-7820EQ

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Intel Xeon Silver 4310T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-7820EQ
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Intel Core i7-7820EQ

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4310T and the Intel Core i7-7820EQ and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4310T 10 core processor released in Q2/2021 with the Intel Core i7-7820EQ which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2017.
Intel Xeon Silver (32) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Xeon Silver 4300 (5) CPU group Intel Core i 7000H (10)
3 Generation 7
Ice Lake Architecture Kaby Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-6820EQ
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4310T is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-7820EQ clocks with 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Characteristic Intel Core i7-7820EQ
10 Cores 4
20 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Characteristic Intel Core i7-7820EQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6144 GB of memory in a maximum of 8 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Silver 4310T, while the Intel Core i7-7820EQ supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Characteristic Intel Core i7-7820EQ
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2400
6144 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
170.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
15.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
64 PCIe lanes 20
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Silver 4310T has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-7820EQ is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Characteristic Intel Core i7-7820EQ
105 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4310T has 15.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-7820EQ is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Characteristic Intel Core i7-7820EQ
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 4189 Socket BGA 1440
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q1/2017
594 $ Release price 378 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T (0%)
Intel Core i7-7820EQ (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T (100%)
Intel Core i7-7820EQ (36%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
10C 20T @ 2.30 GHz
20986 (100%)
Intel Core i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
7455 (36%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
870 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
10C 20T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3561 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1161 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
10C 20T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3741 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-7820EQ Intel Core i7-7820EQ
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Silver 4310T Intel Core i7-7820EQ
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